Senior Consultant
Kirsten started working for Ergon in 2008 and has managed research projects for a range of international organisations, including the ILO and the European Commission, with a focus on delivering clear and practical policy recommendations. She has experience in designing and carrying out stakeholder consultation processes and has carried out field work in differing geographical and political contexts, including Zambia, Ukraine and South Korea. As a qualified lawyer, she has provided advice and developed practical guidance material on labour standards in developed and developing economies.
Her interests include:
• The benefits of decent work, freedom of association and social dialogue for economic and social development;
• National and international policies on employment and decent work, including development cooperation and responses to the global financial crisis; and
• The effects of international trade on employment and decent work.
In 2009, Kirsten spent a two month sabbatical working for the ILO’s Declaration programme in Geneva. Prior to working at Ergon, she provided research and policy advice on a range of employment and OHS matters to state government agencies in Australia. Kirsten has also lived in Fiji, where she worked in 2006-7 as an advisor to the Ministry of Labour on OHS and labour law reforms.
